Monthly Archives: September 2007

A decadent Saturday – Selfridge’s Oyster Bar

Posted on September 24, 2007 by

My sister and her fiancée were visiting this past weekend and we wanted to do something nice. We ended up being extremely decadent indeed, starting in the morning at Ladurée in Harrod’s, moving onto the Oyster & Champagne Bar in … Continue reading →

Posted in London, Seafood, Shellfish | 8 Comments

Parisian Local Food Market

Posted on September 19, 2007 by

While in Paris, I wandered into a local weekly food market by chance. It was fantastic and depressing. Why don’t we have these? Local people buying their weekly groceries, it was so relaxed and bountiful. The quality was fantastic and … Continue reading →

Posted in France, Markets | 8 Comments

What is everyone else doing?

Posted on September 14, 2007 by

I participated in my first DMBLGIT competition, run at Spittoon Extra. The winners were fantastic and well deserved, an inspiration really. Running with Tweezers has run a Summer Soup Challenge. There’s some beautiful entries (54 in all). I will definitely … Continue reading →

Posted in Links | 5 Comments

Homemade Pizza

Posted on September 13, 2007 by

I love good pizza. Everyone has their own take on what that is but for me it has a thin crispy base, good sauce (NOT tomato purée!) and simple but good quality toppings. It can be quite hard to find … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking, Cheese, Italian, Recipe | 20 Comments

New look!

Posted on September 12, 2007 by

I was getting very sick of those strawberries and summer has come and gone (did it even come?) so it was time for a change. I like it :-)

Posted in Random | 4 Comments